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Eden Valley, New Zealand. Eden Valley is an inner-city suburb of Auckland, the largest and most populous urban area in New Zealand. [1] The suburb grew around Dominion Road, one of the Auckland's main arterial routes. Eden Valley's commercial hub is made up of a collection of businesses, shops, and dining options that service the area.
History. Scouting in New Zealand began in 1908 [1] and spread rapidly throughout the country. [citation needed] The first group of Boy Scouts was formed in Kaiapoi, Canterbury in April 1908. [2] A cairn on the bank of the Kaiapoi River, near Wylie Park, commemorates the first patrols formed. It lists the names of the boys and the Scoutmaster.
The 1916 New Zealand census was the sixteenth national population census. The day used for the census was Sunday, 15 October 1916. [4] The census of the Dominion of New Zealand revealed a total population of 1,149,225 - an overall increase of 90,981 or 8.59% over the 1911 census figure.
Dominion Road is an arterial road in Auckland, New Zealand, running north–south across most of the Auckland isthmus. It is a major public transport route that carries 50,000 bus passengers each week, [1] making it one of the few roads in Auckland on which similar or greater numbers of people travel by public transport than by private car.
New Zealand became a dominion in 1907; it gained full statutory independence in 1947, retaining the monarch as head of state. Today, the majority of New Zealand's population of 5.1 million is of European descent; the indigenous Māori are the largest minority, followed by Asians and Pacific Islanders.
Union Airways of New Zealand Limited was New Zealand's first major airline. It was founded in 1935 by local shipping giant Union Company. Its services reached main centres from Auckland to Dunedin and extended to Gisborne and the West Coast of the South Island. Union Airways was instrumental in the establishment of Australian National Airways ...
Dominion (poem) " Dominion " is a 1938 poem by the New Zealand writer A. R. D. Fairburn. It covers New Zealand and its national identity, in relation to its colonial history, political and economical realities, spirituality and nature. The tone alternates between satirical, tender and hopeful.
